History of Pedagogy

A classic in its field, Compayre's History of Pedagogy (originally published in 1885) is as applicable today as when it was written. Compayre delves immediately into Education in Antiquity, from the Romans to the Greeks), the early Christians and the Middle Ages, The Renaissance Theories and changes, Protestants and Primary Instruction, Jesuits, Jansenists, The Education of Women in the 17th Century, Catholicism, Rousseau, The Origins of the Lay and National Education and the subsequent Revolution in education (from church to schools and state), and on, plus Women as Educators. His works were still being published well into the 20th Century, including Montaigne and the Education of the Judgment, Peter Abelard and the Rise of the Modern Universities and Jean Jacques Rousseau and Education from Nature. Translated with an introduction notes and index by W. H. Payne.Compayre, Gabriel is the author of 'History of Pedagogy' with ISBN 9780898757484 and ISBN 0898757487.